Elkton, Maryland

Elkton is a town in and the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland. It was founded by Swedish mariners and fishermen from Fort Casimir who settled the area in 1694, and it was named for the nearby Elk River. In 1787, the town was incorporated as Elkton, and it became the elopement capital of the East Coast during the 1920s and 1930s. In 2016, Elkton had a population of 15,744 people.